English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Littlehampton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Littlehampton

Historical Forms

  • Hantone 1086 DB c.1090 France
  • Hamton(e) t.Hy3 ADiii 1229 Cl 1296 SR
  • Hampton 1230 FF 1428 FA
  • Hampton juxta Arundell 1279 FF
  • Lyttelhampton 1482 IpmR
  • Hampton Parva 1583 MarC

Etymology

v. hamtun . Why 'little' is not clear, unless it was to distinguish it from Southampton.

Places in the same Parish

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